Big year for Laura Muir will begin with Holyrood Park XC run

Laura Muir will push herself to the limit in quest for glory

So often elite performers talk of childhood dreams and lifelong plans, explaining how the quest for success has been a long-term, all-consuming project. But with Laura Muir, it’s different. While there is no doubting the 1500 metres athlete’s standing after a year in which she has delivered records, titles, an Olympic final and now been voted Scottish Athlete of the Year by her peers, hopes of those accomplishments did not dominate her childhood.

Clegg wins second gold at Rio Paralympics

Bradley Forbes-Cryans runner-up at the slalom World Cup Finals

Roslin canoeist Bradley Forbes-Cryans came of age with a sensational runner-up finish at the slalom World Cup Finals in Tacen, Slovenia, while Edinburgh student Eilidh Gibson also rediscovered her best form.

Freya Ross feels in good shape for Chicago marathon

Freya Ross will jet out to Colorado today with some extra fuel on her fire after finishing tenth in yesterday’s Great North Run in Newcastle in her final tune-up before her return to the marathon in Chicago next month.

Lynsey Sharp wants Princes St run

Libby Clegg wins Paralympic gold after disqualification drama

Libby Clegg, who studied in Edinburgh, tonight won gold in the Paralympic T11 100m in Rio with a dramatic dip at the line to snatch the glory from Zhou Guohua of China by two one-hundreths of a second in 11.96.